The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is requesting extensive military support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, citing an overwhelming surge in immigration enforcement demands that has stretched civilian law enforcement capacity beyond its limits.

Administration officials argue that the current immigration crisis constitutes a national security emergency requiring all available federal resources, including military personnel and facilities, to restore control of the nation’s borders and remove those in the country illegally.

The administration’s justification centers on ICE being fundamentally…

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